Frederick Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Cavan
KP, PC, DL, JP
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
19 February 1886  20 July 1886
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by Viscount Lewisham
Succeeded by Viscount Lewisham
Personal details
Born 21 October 1839 (1839-10-21)
Died 14 July 1900 (1900-07-15) (aged 60)
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Mary Olive
(1846–1905)

Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan KP, PC, DL, JP (21 October 1839 14 July 1900) styled Viscount Kilcoursie until 1887, was an Irish soldier and Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1886 in William Ewart Gladstone's third administration.

Background

Kilcoursie was the eldest son of Frederick Lambart, 8th Earl of Cavan, and his wife, Caroline Augusta Littleton, daughter of Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton.[1]

Military career

Kilcoursie was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and served at the Siege of Sebastopol in 1854/55. He was also at the bombardment of Canton in 1856, and at the attack on Peiho Forts in 1858.[1]

Political career

Kilcoursie stood unsuccessfully for parliament for Taunton in February 1882 and for Somerset in February 1884. At the 1885 general election, he was returned for South Somerset, a seat he until he stood down at the 1892 general election.[2] In February 1886 he was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in William Ewart Gladstone's Liberal Government,[4] which he remained until the administration fell in July of the same year.[5] He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father in 1887. As this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords and he was allowed to remain in the House of Commons. In 1894 he was invested a Knight of St Patrick.[1][6] Lord Cavan was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Somerset and a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire.[1][7]

Family

Lord Cavan married Mary Sneade Olive, only child of Reverend John Olive, Rector of Ayott St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, in 1863. They had three sons and two daughters:

Lord Cavan died at Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, in July 1900, aged 60, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Frederick. The Countess of Cavan Wheathampstead House, Hertfordshire, in August 1905, aged 59.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 thepeerage.com Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of the County of Cavan
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 381. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 25560. p. 796. 19 February 1886.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 25560. p. 797. 19 February 1886.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 25615. p. 3853. 10 August 1886.
  6. leighrayment.com Knights of St Patrick
  7. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for South Somerset
18851892
Succeeded by
Edward Strachey
Political offices
Preceded by
Viscount Lewisham
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1886
Succeeded by
Viscount Lewisham
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Frederick Lambart
Earl of Cavan
18871900
Succeeded by
Rudolph Lambart
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